Anies Baswedan Is Being Busy After The Tanah Abang Crowd Went Viral, PDIP Party: It's Proof Of No Anticipation From The Beginning

Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan (Photo: Instagram / @ aniesbaswedan)

JAKARTA - Member of Commission IX of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) Rahmad Handoyo criticized the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government regarding the density of visitors and the lack of health protocols at Tanah Abang Market which went viral on social media.

Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic has not shown a significant reduction in the midst of the 2021 Eid Al-Fitr homecoming ban.

The PDIP Party politician assessed that Governor Anies Baswedan and his staff were not ready to anticipate the turmoil of the Tanah Abang Market boom ahead of this Eid.

"Unpreparedness can be seen from the absence of any insulation, no closing of the gates for transportation to Tanah Abang. Everything is done after a large crowd in the Tanah Abang Market area happened", said Rahmad in his statement, Monday, May 3.

According to the Central Java Legislator, the surge in visitors at the Tanah Abang Market is contradicting the central government's policies in an effort to control the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

Where it prohibits the homecoming community to suppress additional cases, but one side of the crowd of visitors at Tanah Abang Market shows that residents are not afraid of being infected.

"The governor, the regional task force and security apparatus of the National Army, and the National Police (TNI-Polri) have to canalize it so that it gets solved immediately so that there will not be another crowd of visitors", said Rahmad.

Rahmad emphasized that the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government should continue to disseminate information to the public who will visit traditional or modern shopping centers ahead of this Eid. If it is overwhelmed, he said, they could coordinate with the police.

"We can learn what happened in India today. The country is being hit by the COVID-19 pandemic because of the large crowds of people in several places. Don't let the crowd happen again. Remember, the most effective thing is to implement health protocols", said Rahmad Handoyo.